2019
American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Perioperative Opioid Minimization in Opioid-Naïve Patients.
Wu C, King A, Geiger T, Grant M, Grocott M, Gupta R, Hah J, Miller T, Shaw A, Gan T, Thacker J, Mythen M, McEvoy M. American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Perioperative Opioid Minimization in Opioid-Naïve Patients. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2019, 129: 567-577. PMID: 31082966, PMCID: PMC7261519, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent postoperative opioid useOpioid-naïve patientsPostoperative opioid useOpioid-free anesthesiaOpioid useOpioid minimizationPerioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus StatementNew persistent postoperative opioid useJoint consensus statementOpioid-based medicationsPerioperative opioid useEnhanced recovery pathwayQuality InitiativePerioperative periodPain interventionsConsensus statementConsensus recommendationsSurgical careConsensus documentEnhanced recoverySuperior outcomesRecovery pathwaysDelphi processAmerican SocietyAnesthesia
2017
Preserved Analgesia With Reduction in Opioids Through the Use of an Acute Pain Protocol in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Open Hepatectomy
Grant M, Sommer P, He C, Li S, Page A, Stone A, Hobson D, Wick E, Wu C. Preserved Analgesia With Reduction in Opioids Through the Use of an Acute Pain Protocol in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Open Hepatectomy. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2017, 42: 451-457. PMID: 28525409, DOI: 10.1097/aap.0000000000000615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen hepatectomyPain scoresERAS pathwayERAS protocolEnd pointPain controlSelf-reported pain scoresAcute pain protocolsAverage pain scoreLess morphine equivalentsMorphine equivalent requirementsOpioid-based medicationsProvision of fluidsLiver resection surgeryOptimal pain controlUse of epiduralsLength of stayHigh-risk procedurePostoperative end pointsERAS settingMorphine equivalentsNonepidural groupOpioid requirementsPerioperative opioidsEpidural analgesia